(A) Federal sign regulations. All signs along state and federal highways shall conform to state and federal sign regulations. Billboards erected along State Highways 22 and 55 shall be spaced a minimum of 500 feet apart.
(B) Permanent off-site freestanding signs. All permanent off-site freestanding signs shall require conditional use permits.
(C) Sign maintenance.
(1) Painting. The owner of any sign shall be required to have such a sign properly painted at least once every two years, if needed, including all parts and supports of the sign, unless such parts or supports are galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent rust.
(2) Area around signs. The owner or lessee of any sign or the owner of the land on which the sign is located shall keep the grass, weeds, or other growth cut and the area free from refuse between the sign and the street and also for a distance of six feet behind at the ends of said sign.
(D) Obsolete signs. Any sign which no longer advertises a bona fide business conducted or a project sold shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent, or person having the beneficial use of the building or land upon which the sign may be found, within ten days after written notice from the Zoning Administrator.
(E) Unsafe or dangerous signs. Any sign which becomes structurally unsafe or endangers the safety of a building or premises or endangers the public safety shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent, or person having the beneficial use of the building, structure, or land upon which the sign is located within ten days after written notification from the Zoning Administrator.
(Prior Code, § 516.030) (Ord. passed 10-8-2003) Penalty, see § 10.99